The Allies referred to them to as U-boats a contraction of the translation of the German name for the vessels: Under sea boat or in German "Unterseeboot"
U-Boat was the name used by the Allies for German submarines particularly during WW2. U-Boat stood for Unterseeboot, the German for submarine. Unterseeboot was actually a general term for submarines.Answer: An undersea boat or submarine. Also can be known as a German Submarine.A U-Boat or "unter see boot" is the German name for a submarine.
the German "U-Boat".
The name U-boat was applied to German submarines.
U-Boat , ULTRA ,U-boat, the name for German submarines during World War 2
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the word in German is Unterseeboot -- literally, boat under the sea. The informal name for the vessels are U-Boat.
The full name in German is "Unterseeboot"
A German submarine used in WW I was called a U-boat.
The German name for a submarine - under sea boat.
A German submarine was called a U-boat which was short for Unterseeboot (undersea boat). The Kriegsmarine did not name the submarines, but simply numbered them (like U-47, for instance). +++ They are still called Unterseeboot, or U-boot.
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